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Real Madrid<\/a> expect Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> to be sidelined for around two weeks after confirming he has suffered a hyperextension of the posterior capsule of his left knee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The diagnosis, confirmed by the club on Saturday, suggests the injury is not as bad as first feared. There is an outside chance of Mbappe featuring in Madrid’s nextLa Liga<\/a> fixture, the visit of Villarreal on October 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n TheFrance<\/a> captain was hurt on Friday during his country’s 1-0 Nations League<\/a> win over T\u00fcrkiye, Zinedine Zidane’s first match in charge. Mbapp\u00e9 scored the only goal early in the second half for France<\/a>, but he sat on the turf rubbing his left knee moments later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Zidane was downbeat on the forward’s prognosis straight after the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “No, it’s not good. It’s not good, unfortunately. He will have to go back. We will not take risks, he has extended his knee when he took the shot. It’s not very encouraging.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n – Zinedine Zidane to French television, via ESPN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The French Football Federation said Mbapp\u00e9 had “suffered a tendon injury and will miss the rest of the camp”, and he returned to Spain for a scan. France still face Belgium home and away and Italy in this window without their skipper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mbapp\u00e9 has been Madrid’s top scorer again this season, with eight goals and two assists in eight games across all competitions, and he is on the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n